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Definition of Indian rubber tree in English:

Indian rubber tree

noun

  • The tree Ficus elastica, native to India and South-East Asia, which is widely grown as an ornamental tree in warm countries and as a house plant in cooler countries.

    This tree is not the usual source of natural rubber.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), revolutionary politician and president of the United States of America.